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Zero-Emission Bus Architectural and Engineering Services
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DESCRIPTION: Requesting board authorization to award the contract to Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for design services for bus charging and related infrastructure for RTA's Zero-Emission Fleet Project for Zero-Emission Fleet Planning
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to award a contract Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. to provide architectural and engineering services for the implementation of RTA's Zero-Emission Resilient Fleet project in an amount not-to-exceed $5.1 million.
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In Spring 2023, RTA was awarded a major FY23 Low/No Vehicle Emission Grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The $71.4 million award will fund a major effort to transition to a zero-emission, resilient fleet with 20 Battery Electric Buses (BEBs), a 20MW solar power-based microgrid for grid-independent power generation, charging infrastructure, and workforce development. This project is called the "Zero-Emission, Resilient Fleet", Project # 2023-FL-02.
In order to streamline the project delivery process, the FTA authorized transit agencies to include partnerships with other entities in the grant application that intend to participate in the implementation of the project, including, but not limited to, specific vehicle manufacturers, equipment vendors, owners or operators of related facilities, or project consultants. Per the FTA grant, "if an application that involves such a partnership is selected for funding, the project will be deemed to satisfy the requirement for a competitive procurement."
To best deliver the implementation of this major project, RTA identified and included Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) as a partner in its FY23 Lo/No grant application to provide architectural and engineering services related t...
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